Agreed. If you can’t see the manifestly evident progress the team has made, i’m not sure which games you’re watching. (City apart).
Are we starting to look a little like a football team?
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Yeah. And he does seem to have those characteristics (Antony).
I'm missing the part where our wingers just go on player opposition and beat them with a dribble.
I don't know if something wrong or that ETH asked them to pass the ball but we need our wingers active and trying to beat a man and cross the ball or take a shot on goal.
I don't know if something wrong or that ETH asked them to pass the ball but we need our wingers active and trying to beat a man and cross the ball or take a shot on goal.
Celebrating last minute draw like winning the Champions League.
Celebrating signing AJAX players by overpaying them.
Celebrating a draw against Newcastle.
Celebrating a bog standard clearance Dalot made.
Celebrating a manager who hasn't been proven yet just because we look a little more cohesive now, which should be the bare minimum.
We are starting to look like a little football team. It's true.
Never gonna give you up and hurt you
Celebrating signing AJAX players by overpaying them.
Celebrating a draw against Newcastle.
Celebrating a bog standard clearance Dalot made.
Celebrating a manager who hasn't been proven yet just because we look a little more cohesive now, which should be the bare minimum.
We are starting to look like a little football team. It's true.
Never gonna give you up and hurt you
Wow thought I was negative on things, you are actually making me look optimistic
How do we stay looking like a football team without our first choice CB partnership until boxing day
I hope that as we improve as a team, there will be less pressure on the CB partnership and we can continue to do well
Problem is we can't employ that same high line so effective against Spurs & Chelsea with Lindelof/Maguire & Martinez
The problem is the bench
As you said if Varane is injured we are back with Lindelof or Maguire.
If Casemiro is injured we are left with Mac
and we know the issue if Martial is injured
As you said if Varane is injured we are back with Lindelof or Maguire.
If Casemiro is injured we are left with Mac
and we know the issue if Martial is injured
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I don't understand the people that find zero enjoyment from seeing progress. Especially after what we watched last season.
Agree about Maguire, but Lindelof might be ok with the high line. His issue is more being bullied in terms of strength rather than pace.
That's why the bench is the bench. For now that's good enough bench imo but in the long run it should be better of course.
There is definetley some encouraging signs from the last couple of games. There is a fairly clear structure and general plan starting to show through.
Still plenty to work on though, still go long too often when under pressure from the back. And our attacking play looks a little forced at times still.
But the important thing is the players do seem to be buying into it and trusting ETH's philosophy.
Still plenty to work on though, still go long too often when under pressure from the back. And our attacking play looks a little forced at times still.
But the important thing is the players do seem to be buying into it and trusting ETH's philosophy.
The game against Chelsea was the first away game in ages where I felt we're going to perform well going into the game, that we we are their equal or better and can beat them. Our style is WIP but I'm genuinely excited to see us play now, as against just watching the game with a cringe stomach just because I'm a supporter. Arsenal and City play significantly better than us, but we are definitely 3rd. I can see us finishing with 75 points this season.
This I dont understand at all. I think 99 percent of the league would love those bench players. We have really good squad in my opinion. 80 mill England Captain as back up. Ronaldo as back up to Martial. Fred a Brazil international as back up. 50 mill RB in there. McTominay, Lindelof, Elanga all internationals not bad either. Its not exactly the worst bench ever. Is it a downgrade? Sure. But we arnt going to get bench players at the level of Varane, Casemiro etc. Thats why they are bench players
Yes we are, absolutely. We're obviously not the finished product yet, there are still a few positions/players who we're having to play in the starting 11 that we could do with replacing, but the players look like they know what to do.
I was just a little disappointed that half the team decided to celebrate the equalizer in that fashion and for that long. I'd have loved it if someone just picked the ball and ran back to the half line to restart the game. Guess I'm being too critical, Shaw juggling at the end and getting an earful from ETH was annoying and good to see at the same time. I just wish we restarted the game quickly after the goal.
I was just a little disappointed that half the team decided to celebrate the equalizer in that fashion and for that long. I'd have loved it if someone just picked the ball and ran back to the half line to restart the game. Guess I'm being too critical, Shaw juggling at the end and getting an earful from ETH was annoying and good to see at the same time. I just wish we restarted the game quickly after the goal.
Exactly. We have gone from looking like we were going to lose three or four nil every game (and we often did) to this. Night and day in the space of a couple of months or 11 league games. Our rate of progress is better than I expected.White text, but this is basically every LUHG account take on Twitter
I don't understand the people that find zero enjoyment from seeing progress. Especially after what we watched last season.
Yeah I can understand what you mean and probably should have put more time on,just look at Casemiro who was ecstatic at goal but noticeably gutted at full time which shows he wasn't happy with result.
We look a level above them.
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